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Installing Oracle Client in 9.2.0.8

Former Member
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I was trying to install oracle client and in OSS 1017418, it states:

"Confirm that /oracle/client/92x_64/lib is a link to /oracle/<DBSID>/920_64/lib"

Can anyone advise me how to do this in AIX 5.3? I know the command is "ln". Should it be a soft link or hard link? And which is the source? I assume it is /oracle/client/92x_64/lib.

I tried to extract the OCL92064.SAR under /tmp directory and the next thing i realised is it actually overwritten the permission of /oracle directory! ora<sid> & <sid>adm thus lost access to /oracle and unable to start SAP.

I solved this by changing back the permission of the directory and put back the original 92x_64

Anyone know any safer way of doing this task?

Points will be given when helpful answers or solutions are provided.

Thanks in advance.

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former_member204746
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do a soft link if it`s not on the same filesystem

ln -s /oracle/client/92x_64/lib /oracle/<DBSID>/920_64/lib

Former Member
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Hi Eric,

After I did that, I saw "lib -> /oracle/client/92x_64/lib" under /oracle/<sid>/920_64/lib directory, is this correct?

I thought "lib -> /oracle/client/92x_64/lib" would be under /oracle/<sid>/920_64 directory instead?

I am abit confused.

former_member204746
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check file /oracle/<sid>/920_64/lib

perhaps it is already linked the other way around.

ls -l /oracle/<sid>/920_64/lib

ls -l /oracle/client/92x_64/lib

Former Member
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Found the solution.I have to remove the current /oracle/<sid>/920_64/lib directory first and follow by creating the link

Thanks Eric.

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